Two Minute Ableton Live Tip #23: Drum Fills with Beat Repeat

Create Drum Fills on the Fly with Ableton's Beat Repeat

Ableton Live's beat repeat can be used to create drum fills with the push of a button. Follow along with this Two Minute Ableton Live Tip as I show you how to set up the Beat Repeat plug in to create variety in your drum loops.

Try this trick on my Super Tape Drums!

Check out my Super Tape Drums for Ableton Live. They are a collection of drum racks, with each drum sound sampled from an analog reel to reel tape machine. There's a great analog warmth to these samples and the instruments have some cool controls to make finding drum sounds easy as pie. Plus, they go perfectly with the above tip!

Over 450 individual drum sounds, all sampled on to a Tascam 8 track reel to reel tape machine. They are warm and punchy. Delivered in over 30 drum racks, each organized in useful and easy to use that will make finding and creating drum parts as simple as possible. Divided into four 5 different categories of sound” 8 bit, drum machines, OP-1 drums, live and synthesized drums, and odd percussion.

AfroDJMac is the work of Brian Funk, a New York-based musician, producer, and Ableton Certified Trainer. He's a writer, podcaster, and curious sound designer who loves to share his knowledge about music production and the creative process.